Tesla’s controversial ‘yoke’ steering wheel in the new and updated Model S has spotted in the wild for the first time. Last month, Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh. The unveiling of the new vehicle was somewhat strangely on the sidelines of the release of its Q4 and full-year 2020 earnings.… Continue reading Tesla’s controversial ‘yoke’ steering wheel spotted in the wild for the first time
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Clean Technica: Volkswagen ID.4 & Tesla Model Y Highway Range Test — A Look Behind The Numbers000632
Car and Driver has a standard loop it has used to test how far electric cars can travel at 75 mph on the highway. Anyone who owns an electric car knows that the faster they go, the sooner the battery is drained. It’s mostly a function of aerodynamics — it takes energy to push a… Continue reading Clean Technica: Volkswagen ID.4 & Tesla Model Y Highway Range Test — A Look Behind The Numbers000632
Clean Technica: Volvo Does Its 1st OTA Update. Why So Late?000631
In today’s example of “better late than never,” Volvo is doing its first over-the-air (OTA) update. Tesla has been doing these for almost a decade, and other manufacturers have slowly been getting in on this in recent years. “The benefits of over-the-air updates are obvious,” said Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer at Volvo Cars. “Yesterday,… Continue reading Clean Technica: Volvo Does Its 1st OTA Update. Why So Late?000631
Cleantechnica: Tesla Picked As “Victoria Big Battery” Supplier 000630
In 2017, Tesla upended the status quo in Australia’s energy market when it supplied a 100 MW/129 MWh battery storage facility in the state of South Australia. Since then, the so-called Hornsdale battery installation has performed flawlessly, exceeding all technical and financial expectation. Neoen, which operates the facility, claims it lowered grid related costs in… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Picked As “Victoria Big Battery” Supplier 000630
German Manager Magazin: New car registrations January: Electric boom in the German car market continues – KBA Numbers000612
Of the 169,754 newly registered cars in January 2021, 62,371 cars, and thus 36.7 percent, had alternative drives, counted by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). More than a third of all new cars registered in January are therefore purely battery-electric, with plug-in or normal hybrid, and have a fuel cell, hydrogen or gas tanks… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: New car registrations January: Electric boom in the German car market continues – KBA Numbers000612
German Manager Magazin: Mercedes-Benz: Why Daimler’s C-Class is not becoming a Tesla Fighter000611
For decades this model was for Daimler A safe bet: The C-Class, the first generation of which was still called the Mercedes 190, ensured that Mercedes-Benz had consistently high sales, turnover and profit figures for almost 40 years. An important part of the recipe for success was to pass innovations from the upper class to… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Mercedes-Benz: Why Daimler’s C-Class is not becoming a Tesla Fighter000611
German Manager Magazin: Tesla stops Model 3 production for two weeks000611
The lack of chips is affecting the auto industry more and more. Had after Volkswagen in China last also General Motors and ford reported significant problems, it now also appears Tesla to be caught off guard by the scarcity of components. According to one Report from the Bloomberg news agency the electric car manufacturer has… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla stops Model 3 production for two weeks000611
Old-school Stellantis car factories gear up for the shock of electric
Carlos Tavares is an unashamed petrolhead, with a rally-racing hobby that harks back to an earlier automotive age. Yet carmakers like Stellantis, which he leads, and its rivals have had to set aside affection for roaring internal combustion engines as environmental rules set the limits for the industry. Stellantis was formed in January in a… Continue reading Old-school Stellantis car factories gear up for the shock of electric
@niche: Workhorse Records Worst-Ever Weekly Rout After Postal Defeat000572
(Bloomberg) — Workhorse Group Inc. recorded the biggest weekly decline ever as investors brace for the electric vehicle startup’s quarterly earnings results due for release on Monday. The focus is likely to be more on the company’s recent loss of a key contract with the U.S. Postal Service rather than its financials. The shares sank… Continue reading @niche: Workhorse Records Worst-Ever Weekly Rout After Postal Defeat000572
Elon Musk says Tesla is shifting more electric cars to LFP batteries over nickel supply concerns
Elon Musk is indicating that Tesla could be shifting more electric cars to LFP battery cells over some concerns about long-term availability of nickel supply. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that he believes the energy density of iron phosphate (LFP) batteries have improved enough that it now makes sense to use the cheaper… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla is shifting more electric cars to LFP batteries over nickel supply concerns